What's opening and closing in Salem: week of Nov. 2

Willamette News Staff

4 days ago

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Updated: 3 days ago

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The Salem Public Market at 1240 Rural Ave. SE is closed after an Oct. 21 fire, with no reopening date yet.
Little Caesars plans a mid-November soft opening at 244 Main St. in Dallas, with a Dec. 5 grand opening.
GoGo Pot & Sushi Bar, an all-you-can-eat rotary hot pot spot, is coming to the former Nagoya at 3760 Center St. NE.
A Wingstop on Mount Hood Avenue in Woodburn aims to open before the end of the year.

Each Monday, Willamette News tracks restaurants, cafes, food carts, breweries and bakeries in Salem, Keizer and nearby towns that have opened, announced plans, moved or closed.

This week: Salem's beloved indoor farmers market is shut after a fire, Dallas gets a date for its new pizza shop, hot pot heads to Center Street, Woodburn gets a wing spot, and a food truck park is proposed for Portland Road NE. Every item below is confirmed by a news report, public records or the business. Hours can change, so check before you go.

Missed last week? Read What's opening and closing in Salem: week of Oct. 26.

Coming soon

Little Caesars, Dallas

Where: 244 Main St., Dallas, taking over the former Pizza Hut location.

What: The national pizza chain's Hot-N-Ready pies, specialty pizzas such as Detroit-Style Deep Dish, Crazy Bread and wings. Owner Cody Chambers also runs the Little Caesars in McMinnville.

Status: A soft opening is planned for mid-November, with a grand opening celebration Friday, Dec. 5, starting at 10 a.m., the Statesman Journal reported Oct. 28. The first 100 people in line that day get free pizza for a year, and the store plans to donate 10% of the day's sales to the Dallas Food Bank and another 10% to the Dallas Volunteer Fire Association's Harpy Bovard Scholarship Fund. The chain's store page lists the Main Street address with online ordering coming soon. Statesman Journal report | Little Caesars Dallas

GoGo Pot & Sushi Bar

Where: 3760 Center St. NE, east Salem, in the former Nagoya Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi building near Target.

What: All-you-can-eat rotary hot pot from the operator of GoGo Pot in Hillsboro, where each diner gets an individual broth pot and meats, seafood, vegetables and noodles circle past on a conveyor belt. The Salem menu, including the sushi side suggested by its name, has not been announced.

Status: Coming soon, with no opening date, Buffet Authority reported Oct. 26. A full on-premises liquor license application for GoGo Pot & Sushi Bar at the address was filed with the OLCC on Oct. 8, and a state business registration for GoGo Pot Salem LLC dates to Sept. 22. Buffet Authority report | OLCC application listing

Wingstop, Woodburn

Where: Mount Hood Avenue, Woodburn, in the former veterinary clinic space between Big 5 Sporting Goods and Dollar Tree.

What: The national chicken wing chain.

Status: Work is underway behind plastic-covered windows, and the goal is to open before the end of the year, the Woodburn Independent reported Oct. 30. Woodburn Independent report

New coffee shop on Commercial Street SE

Where: 1648 Commercial St. SE, south Salem, next to a remodeled 1912 house at 1638 Commercial St. SE.

What: A coffee shop in a new 750-square-foot, single-story building, according to city records. A name has not been announced.

Status: Under construction, the Statesman Journal reported Oct. 23. No opening date has been announced. Statesman Journal report

Proposed food truck park, Portland Road NE

Where: 2640 Portland Road NE, northeast Salem, a 1.69-acre city-owned lot that once held a DMV office and later a temporary microshelter village.

What: A food truck park and administrative offices from a local tenant who already leases two nearby city properties. The tenant was not named in council materials.

Status: The Salem City Council took up a month-to-month lease for the site at its Oct. 26 meeting, with proposed rent of $4,843 a month starting Nov. 1, the Statesman Journal reported. No opening date or truck lineup has been announced. Statesman Journal report | Cherry City Chronicle report

Closed

Salem Public Market

Where: 1240 Rural Ave. SE, Salem.

What: Oregon's oldest farmers market, established in 1943 and open indoors every Saturday year-round, with farm eggs, pasture-raised meats, baked goods, kombucha, flowers and handmade goods from Willamette Valley growers and makers.

Status: Closed after a fire late Wednesday, Oct. 21, caused about $167,000 in damage, KATU reported. The market says its contents are a total loss, the building needs a new roof and a stabilizing beam, and about a third of the market will have to be rebuilt. It has no reopening date yet and is raising $140,000 for a building fund. The market asked volunteers to help clear debris over the weekend and says it will post alternative market locations on its website and social media. Salem Public Market | KATU report

Bistro Bocado

Where: Main Street, downtown Monmouth.

What: An Argentine-inspired cafe.

Status: Closed following the sudden death of founder Michael "Mike" Radtke, who died Sept. 24 at 49, the Statesman Journal reported Oct. 13. The cafe announced the closure on social media. Radtke also co-founded Gilgamesh Brewing with his brothers. Statesman Journal report

Know of a Salem-area restaurant opening, moving or closing? Tip us through willamettenews.com and we will check it for a future roundup.

Sources

Statesman Journal: National pizza chain will open its newest store in this Oregon town (Oct. 28, 2026)

Hoodline: Dallas, Oregon Gets New Little Caesars (Oct. 29, 2026)

Little Caesars: Dallas, OR store page

Buffet Authority: GoGo Pot Plans AYCE Rotary Hot Pot in Salem Oregon (Oct. 26, 2026)

Ribbon Leads: GoGo Pot & Sushi Bar OLCC license application (filed Oct. 8, 2026)

Woodburn Independent: Wingstop restaurant shows signs of life in Woodburn (Oct. 30, 2026)

Statesman Journal: What's that 1912 home on Commercial in south Salem turning into? (Oct. 23, 2026)

Statesman Journal: Salem may get a food truck park on former microshelter village site (Oct. 25, 2026)

Cherry City Chronicle: Salem council eyes food truck park for former microshelter site (Oct. 27, 2026)

Salem Public Market: Update on the recent fire

KATU: Salem Public Market closed after 'suspicious' fire causes $167,000 in damage (Oct. 22, 2026)

Salem Reporter: Vendors mourn Oregon's oldest farmers market after two-alarm fire (Oct. 30, 2026)

Statesman Journal: Argentinian inspired cafe closes in downtown Monmouth (Oct. 13, 2026)

Statesman Journal: Oregon man, co-founder of family-owned Gilgamesh Brewing, dies (Oct. 8, 2026)